📊 Technical Analysis — April 7, 2026

📊 Technical Analysis — April 7, 2026

7 4月 2026, 13:54
Masayuki Sakamoto
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📊 Technical Analysis — April 7, 2026

■ Overview

The current market is driven by four core themes:


1. USD Re-Acceleration

  • USD/JPY → Strong buy across all timeframes
  • USD/CHF → Strong buy above 15m

👉 USD is shifting back toward broad strength


2. Resumption of JPY Weakness

  • EUR/JPY → Strong buy (all timeframes)
  • GBP/JPY → Strong buy (all timeframes)
  • AUD/JPY → Strong buy (short–mid term)
  • CAD/JPY → Strong buy (short–mid term)

👉 JPY selling is clearly dominant


3. Oil Is Exceptionally Strong

  • WTI → Strong buy across all timeframes

👉 Oil stands out as the strongest commodity


4. Weakness in BTC, Silver, and NZD

  • BTC/USD → Strong sell (short–mid term)
  • XAG/USD → Strong sell (all timeframes)
  • NZD/USD → Strong sell (all timeframes)

👉 Weak assets are clearly and consistently weak


■ Overall Ranking


🥇 S Rank (Strongest & Clearest Trends)

1. WTI Crude Oil

  • Strong buy from M5 to Daily
  • Clean, one-directional trend

Assessment: Strongest trend
👉 Primary buy-the-dip candidate


2. USD/JPY

  • Strong buy across all timeframes

Assessment: Core FX trend
👉 Central driver of the market


3. EUR/JPY

  • Strong buy across all timeframes

Assessment: Strong JPY weakness + EUR resilience


4. GBP/JPY

  • Strong buy across all timeframes

Assessment: JPY weakness dominates GBP softness


5. Nikkei 225

  • Strong buy across all timeframes

Assessment: Strongest equity index currently


🥈 A Rank (Strong with Minor Noise)

6. AUD/NZD

  • Strong buy across all timeframes

Assessment: Cleanest Oceania spread


7. EUR/CHF

  • Strong buy across all timeframes

Assessment: Clear EUR outperformance


8. AUD/JPY

  • Strong buy (M5–H1), neutral Daily

Assessment: Follows JPY weakness


9. S&P 500

  • Bullish across all timeframes

Assessment: Most stable US index


10. USD/CHF

  • Strong buy above M15

Assessment: Confirms USD strength


🥉 B Rank (Mixed Signals)

11. AUD/USD

  • Bullish short–mid term, neutral Daily

12. EUR/GBP

  • Strong buy above M15

13. EUR/USD

  • Strong buy (H1), neutral Daily

14. Natural Gas

  • Bullish short-term, bearish Daily

👉 Short-term rebound only


15. Dow Jones / NASDAQ 100

  • Bullish short-term, neutral–bullish Daily

👉 Less clean than S&P


⚠️ C Rank (Weak / Difficult)

16. XAU/USD (Gold)

  • Bearish short-term, mildly bullish Daily

👉 Consolidation phase


17. GBP/USD

  • Mostly neutral, bearish Daily

18. CHF/JPY

  • Mixed signals across timeframes

👉 Very difficult setup


19. CAC40 / FTSE 100

  • Weak short-term, mixed mid-term

20. DAX

  • Bearish short-term, neutral Daily

👉 Weakest among major indices


🔴 Weakness Ranking


21. CAD/JPY

  • Strong short–mid term, neutral Daily

👉 Not weak, but lacks leadership


22. NZD/JPY

  • Bearish overall

👉 Weak rebounds


23. BTC/USD

  • Strong sell short–mid term

👉 Clear loss of momentum


24. XAG/USD (Silver)

  • Strong sell across all timeframes

👉 Weakest metal


25. NZD/USD

  • Strong sell across all timeframes

👉 One of the clearest downtrends


■ Currency Themes


USD

Strong overall:

  • USD/JPY ↑
  • USD/CHF ↑
  • NZD/USD ↓

However:

👉 EUR/USD & AUD/USD are holding

→ Selective USD strength, not universal


JPY

Clearly weak:

  • EUR/JPY ↑
  • GBP/JPY ↑
  • AUD/JPY ↑
  • CAD/JPY ↑

👉 JPY selling is the core theme


EUR

Relatively strong:

  • EUR/JPY ↑
  • EUR/GBP ↑
  • EUR/CHF ↑

AUD

Strong:

  • AUD/USD ↑
  • AUD/JPY ↑
  • AUD/NZD among strongest

NZD

Weakest currency:

  • NZD/USD ↓
  • NZD/JPY ↓
  • AUD/NZD dominated

■ Commodities


Oil

👉 The main driver of the market

Conclusion:

  • Buy the dip
  • Follow the trend
  • Avoid counter-trend

Gold

  • Weak short-term
  • Still intact on daily

👉 At a decision point


Silver

  • Broad-based weakness

👉 Clear sell bias


Natural Gas

  • Strong short-term
  • Bearish daily

👉 Short-term rally only


■ Equity Indices


Strongest:

  1. Nikkei
  2. S&P 500
  3. Dow
  4. NASDAQ

Weakest:

  1. DAX
  2. FTSE
  3. CAC40

👉 US & Japan outperform
👉 Europe underperforms


■ BTC Analysis


Current State

  • M5 → Strong sell
  • M15 → Strong sell
  • H1 → Strong sell
  • Daily → Neutral

Conclusion

BTC has shifted from bullish to:

👉 Short–mid term clear slowdown phase


Interpretation

  • Not a crash trend
  • A post-failed breakout correction

Strategy

👉 Sell rallies short-term
👉 Avoid bullish bias until daily trend confirms


■ Trade Strategy Ranking


🟢 Top Longs

  1. WTI Oil
  2. USD/JPY
  3. EUR/JPY
  4. GBP/JPY
  5. Nikkei

🔴 Top Shorts

  1. NZD/USD
  2. XAG/USD
  3. BTC/USD
  4. NZD/JPY
  5. DAX

■ Practical Summary


Easiest Trend Trades

  • Oil long
  • USD/JPY long
  • EUR/JPY long

Relative Strength Trades

  • AUD/NZD long
  • EUR/CHF long
  • NZD/USD short

Caution Required

  • Gold
  • Natural Gas
  • GBP/USD
  • CHF/JPY

■ Final Conclusion

👉 The market can be summarized as:

“USD strength and JPY weakness driven by rising oil, within a selective environment where capital avoids NZD, silver, and BTC.”


Key Focus Areas

  • Exceptional strength in WTI crude
  • Accelerating JPY weakness (USD/JPY, EUR/JPY, GBP/JPY)
  • Weakness in NZD and BTC